Sunday, June 1, 2014

Its the first Thursday in June and the monthly sale at Second Hand Rose is just about ready. I finished setting and pricing in my space today. In typical Hogs and Roses fashion I have 20 pounds of pieces stuffed into my 10 pound space. I'm very pleased with the stuff that I have. My biggest concern is the weight limit for the 130 year old floor in our portion of the shop.

I assembled this table from the base for an industrial meat grinder with a massive cast iron floor grate as a top. I especially like the casting "THE BUFFALO" in the base.

There's a large pine bar with an attached wooden prop and a cast iron fireplace surround leaning to the front. The red linoleum topped table includes 2 matching chairs.

I’m a guy who has somehow fallen into the shabby world. A shabby chic world of shabotaged furniture and foo foo accessories. My stuff tends to be outside of the cottage without much chic, shabby or otherwise. My things are the hogs in this world of roses. Thus the title: Hogs and Roses. (Please look at my 1st post "Why Hogs and Roses?")

This is Mr. Flannery

I want to be Henny Youngman, when I grow up. Take my wife -- please!
I enjoyed 7 years of marital bliss (17 years of marriage). I have been divorced forever. Love my role as curmudgeon, comedian, sage and advisor.